Federal Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff will be in St. John’s this evening to attend a rally at the Geo Centre at 7:30 p.m.
The visit follows a stop today in Halifax.
According to a Canadian Press story, the Liberals are setting their campaign sights on military veterans with a $120-million “Vets, not jets” promise.
Ignatieff told supporters in Halifax today that a Liberal government would pay the full costs of tuition, books, accommodations and living expenses for up to four years of post-secondary education or technical training for veterans.
On Sunday, Ignatieff released the Liberal campaign platform loaded with $8 billion to Canadian households and financed by repealing the latest corporate tax cut by the Harper government.
The 94-page Liberal document promises a permanent home-energy retrofit program, assistance to family caregivers, a community “Heroes Fund” for fallen firefighters and peace officers, and a new Canada Service Corps.
It also features a number of measures already announced, including $1 billion a year in student aid grants, expanded CPP benefits, a $1-billion fund for more early learning and child-care spaces, and a $1-billion Family Care Plan for those with seriously ill or aging relatives.
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